“This vessel is a part of the series Sculpture Unsung Muses and references art historical imagery such as Botticelli’s Venus, the Minoan Snake Goddess, Hera, and the Three Muses. To make the historically idealized women more reflective of real women, I have drawn them curvy, trans and of various races. My hope is that one may see themselves reflected in art, as the Divine, instead of seeing what they should be.”
Reimagining the Divine as You, 2014 Sculpture
Reimagining the Divine as You, 2014
Hand-built and carved porcelain vase
Dimensions: 36 H x 20 W x 8 D in.
Weight: 34 lbs
Hodge studied and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Ceramics, with notable exhibitions such as Unsung Muses and Eyes That Bind, graduating summa cum laude and receiving honors such as the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. Here, clay became the conduit that allowed her to speak of her experience and, more importantly, her frustrations. Always curious to acquire more knowledge and skills, she pursued a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Miami. There she obtained the summer scholarship and the William Oberman Award, and graduated summa cum laude. During this time, she moved from expressions of anger to prioritizing love between women, the deep well of internal feminine landscapes and the historical exploration of women in relation to the present through ceramic material. Since then, her works have been exhibited at the Morean Arts Center, Arts Benicia and the Imurj Gallery, among others. She currently resides in rural Georgia, where she transforms her stories into sculptures that reveal what has been historically hidden.
